Opinion

Opinion and analysis from Pattrick Smellie, Peter Griffin, David Chaplin and Cameron Bagrie and a top-level group of New Zealand experts, including the BusinessDesk editorial team.
My Food Bag IPO was priced for a completely different market
Markets

Dan Brunskill: My Food Bag IPO was priced for a completely different market

The IPO price was set in January when ultra-low interest rates justified ultra-high valuations.

Dan Brunskill 05 Mar 2021
Keeping QEX in the family

Paul McBeth: Keeping QEX in the family

Maybe QEX should have got its house in order before it decided to go public. 

Paul McBeth 05 Mar 2021
Time for an estate tax New Zealand?

Emily Morrow: Time for an estate tax New Zealand?

I had an uneasy sense of déjà vu when I read a recent article: “More than 40% of millionaires paying tax rates lower than the lowest earners, government data reveals”. 

Emily Morrow 05 Mar 2021
NZ's biggest covid challenge: 'Low risk does not mean no risk'
Coronavirus

Sarb Johal: NZ's biggest covid challenge: 'Low risk does not mean no risk'

Information on covid-19 is out there, but it’s clearly not cutting through, writes Dr Sarb Johal.

Sarb Johal 04 Mar 2021